n. a short comic or nonsensical verse, usu. in two rhyming couplets with lines of unequal length and referring to a famous person.
[ E. Clerihew Bentley, Engl. writer d. 1956, its inventor ]
n. a short comic or nonsensical verse, usu. in two rhyming couplets with lines of unequal length and referring to a famous person.
[ E. Clerihew Bentley, Engl. writer d. 1956, its inventor ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012